the baseless confidence eating cheese with a lactose intolerance WHAT A GOOD METAPHOR I REALLY FELT THAT LMAO
I'm so glad you ended up reaping some lessons about yourself from it, though! It's great that you were able to identify the problem, extract the essential ingredients and see how you can apply it to yourself without making changes that would only serve as stress aggregators. I'm someone who also needs time to decompress for a long while after work, so I'm taking note from you as well!
The "focus session" is such a good idea, I have to try that myself. I think the thing holding me back from my writing sessions, even when I give myself the "just write anything" leeway, is that I want at least one of them to be where some major progress is made. If I heap too many of those on my plate per week I'll crash and burn fast. But if I plan do it once a week with a little treat to entice me further? I think I can work with that!
I hope doing writing in the morning ends up being of help to you! I actually think sleepiness can be a nice aid in writing because you're less likely to get stuck with editing and being self-critical when your mindset is "shit gotta write all this down before I forget it" instead. And if you get really into it it can end up giving you a nice boost of energy that'll wake you up and get you ready for the day, so win-win. :D
For this week I'm going to try using 10-minute writing sessions with that "just write anything" leeway granted for most of the days, then take one day out to do a "focus session" where I'll sit down at a cafe and edit a wip, outline an idea, draft something, or all of the above with a 30-minute minimum window that I can extend as needed. I've certainly neglected myself and my own needs for the sake of meeting a goal in the past, and I think this will give me just enough to do that I can feel I'm making something with ease while still giving myself space to breathe and rest before getting to work on my more ambitious projects.
Best of luck to you on your goals, I'm so happy GYWO and check-ins have been helpful to you!
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Date: 2023-01-15 11:34 pm (UTC)I'm so glad you ended up reaping some lessons about yourself from it, though! It's great that you were able to identify the problem, extract the essential ingredients and see how you can apply it to yourself without making changes that would only serve as stress aggregators. I'm someone who also needs time to decompress for a long while after work, so I'm taking note from you as well!
The "focus session" is such a good idea, I have to try that myself. I think the thing holding me back from my writing sessions, even when I give myself the "just write anything" leeway, is that I want at least one of them to be where some major progress is made. If I heap too many of those on my plate per week I'll crash and burn fast. But if I plan do it once a week with a little treat to entice me further? I think I can work with that!
I hope doing writing in the morning ends up being of help to you! I actually think sleepiness can be a nice aid in writing because you're less likely to get stuck with editing and being self-critical when your mindset is "shit gotta write all this down before I forget it" instead. And if you get really into it it can end up giving you a nice boost of energy that'll wake you up and get you ready for the day, so win-win. :D
For this week I'm going to try using 10-minute writing sessions with that "just write anything" leeway granted for most of the days, then take one day out to do a "focus session" where I'll sit down at a cafe and edit a wip, outline an idea, draft something, or all of the above with a 30-minute minimum window that I can extend as needed. I've certainly neglected myself and my own needs for the sake of meeting a goal in the past, and I think this will give me just enough to do that I can feel I'm making something with ease while still giving myself space to breathe and rest before getting to work on my more ambitious projects.
Best of luck to you on your goals, I'm so happy GYWO and check-ins have been helpful to you!